GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| aptitude | inclination |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| brazen | made of brass |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |